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  2. Samuel Adams and Paul Revere time capsule - Wikipedia

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    It was opened by specialists in a media event in the American gallery of the museum on January 6, 2015. [2] Its contents include newspaper pages of the period and coins including a 1652 pine tree shilling. There was also a silver plate, probably engraved by Revere, and a copper medal depicting George Washington.

  3. No taxation without representation - Wikipedia

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    Carpenter, "Taxation Without Representation" in Dictionary of American History, Volume 7 (1976) John C. Miller, Origins of the American Revolution. 1943. Edmund Morgan. Inventing the People: The Rise of Popular Sovereignty in England and America (1989) J. R. Pole; Political Representation in England and the Origins of the American Republic (1966)

  4. History of the United States (1776–1789) - Wikipedia

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    The revolution required American merchants to rebuild connections with global markets, as trade had previously been facilitated under the flag of Great Britain. The high tariffs that were common at the time limited profitability, but high demand for American goods allowed the United States to make up for the economic turmoil of the revolution ...

  5. American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    The American Revolution (1765–1783) was an ideological and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated the ultimately successful war for independence (the American Revolutionary War) against the Kingdom of Great Britain. Leaders of the American Revolution were colonial separatist leaders who originally ...

  6. American Revolutions - Wikipedia

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    Reviews in American History. 46 (1): 14– 20. ISSN 0048-7511. JSTOR 48558671. Kloppenberg, James T. (2017). "Review of American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750–1804". The Journal of American History. 104 (3): 756. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 48548985. Orr, Ittai (2017). "The Room Where It Happened: Race and the American Revolution ...

  7. United States Bicentennial - Wikipedia

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    American Revolution Bicentennial Commission (1966–73) American Revolution Bicentennial Administration (1973–76) The United States Bicentennial was a series of celebrations and observances during the mid-1970s that paid tribute to historical events leading up to the creation of the United States as an independent republic.

  8. Charles Thomson - Wikipedia

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    He also prepared a work of over 1,000 pages that covered the political history of the American Revolution. After leaving office, he chose to destroy the work in an effort to preserve the myths of War of Independence leaders as heroes and stated his desire to avoid "contradict[ing] all the histories of the great events of the Revolution.

  9. American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia

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    The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was an armed conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.